Who Are the Humans of Work?
We’re on a mission to illuminate undiscovered opportunities and new ideas around how we
collectively guide and support the next generation
of humans in work.
Change starts from within. We know it to be true, but it’s certainly not an easy task to turn the mirror onto ourselves as leaders in our respective industries and assess how we’re showing up in the workplace.
On the other side of this fear lies some critical questions:
What assumptions and biases are we holding onto that may block our ability to understand, empathise, and support the new cohort of talent?
Does our company culture wholeheartedly value and support the Voice of Employee
(VOE) and Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB)? Or are we checking boxes for
mandates, policies, and procedures?
Are we willing to unlearn to learn in order to support change and new ways of working?
The rules of engagement in work are shifting. There is an opportunity to re-evaluate and re-connect with who you are and more importantly, what you value.
This churning of the times brings to surface parts of us to let go, lean into, and level-up in order to better understand, empathise, and support the next generation of humans in the workforce.
Meet the Future of Work Changemakers:
Source: Future Workforce Survey and Management Guide, University of Waterloo
Lean Into The Next Gen
We’re seeing the generation shift play out in the current landscape of work where the Baby Boomer generation moves into retirement and Gen X is leading in senior leadership positions. The “Lost Generation” or Gen X is a cohort derived from a period of economic turmoil, they’ve experienced hardship, and in turn, developed entrepreneurial spirit.
One of the biggest hallmarks of this generation is that they led the charge for work- life balance, building the runway for betterment that Millennials, and now Gen Z, are launching from.
Millennials are starting to lead alongside Gen X as they enter leadership positions in organisations. They have a platform to inspire systemic change; change they wish they experienced but can now lead with and do right by the generation currently entering the workforce - Gen Z.
Source: Gen Z In The Workplace: How Should Companies Adapt?, Johns Hopkins University, April 2023
The HR imperative? Gen Z represents the future.
Being able to empathise and resonate with what matters most to them will not only help organisations attract and retain talent but create a ripple of social progress around what it means to work, live, and thrive in this new era.
What if you could co-create a new playbook alongside the very humans facilitating workforce change and reset the tone for how you resonate and lead?
We’re taking a proactive stance on how talent mobility programs are curated and communicated to meet future demand. Work is happening everywhere and Gen Z views work as borderless.
There’s no crystal ball to look through when it comes to the Future of Work but the curtain has been lifted and Gen Z are the wizards who will reshape work, and arguably life as we know it.
Let’s educate ourselves to evolve, there’s a lot we can learn from and lead with when we dig a little deeper into who we are as humans in the workplace.
How do you want to show up for the next generation?
What legacy do you want to leave?
Define your moment within The Future of Work.
